Vicia

n. (Botany) genus of herbaceous perennial or annual plants (including the vetch plant of the pea family)

Vicia (Vetches) is a large genus of about 140 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, native to Europe, Asia and Africa. One species, Vicia faba, commonly known as Broad Bean or fava bean is cultivated for human consumption, while a number of other species Vicia sativa, Vicia ervilia, Vicia articulata Hornem. and Vicia narbonensis are cultivated as forage and grain legume for livestock or green manure. Vicia villosa, Vicia benghalensis and Vicia pannonica are cultivated for forage and green manure. Other species are wild flowers. Some have been identified as sources for unusual lectins [proteins which bind specific sugars].
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Noun
1. widely distributed genus of annual or perennial and often climbing herbs
(synonym) genus Vicia
(hypernym) rosid dicot genus
(member-holonym) Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae
(member-meronym) vetch

v. pollute; taint, vitiate; corrupt, debauch

v. subvert, undermine, cause the ruin of, corrupt; annul; vitiate